Monday, December 15, 2014

Perugina Dark Chocolate Covered Whole Cherries

Just when I think I’ve finished with my chocolate covered cherry experience, I find another.

Perugina Cherries

Perugina is probably best known for their little foil wrapped Baci hazelnut kisses. But they have a similarly packaged cherry treat ... simply called Cherry on the front but then descriptively named Perugina Dark Chocolate Covered Whole Cherries on the side of the box.

The box is only 1.2 ounces, but I found it on sale at Cost Plus World Market for $1.49, which isn’t a bad price for a single serve imported item like this. There are three pieces, wrapped in red foil, with gold cherries on top; so they’re prettier out of the box. Unwrapped, the chocolate shell was shiny and unmarred.

Perugina Cherries

This chocolate covered cherry is in syrup. The cherry is big, as big as the See’s, but in a smaller cup, so there’s not much room for syrup in there. The flavor of the cherry is mild, as is the sauce that comes with it. I found this refreshing, as it meant that it wasn’t as artificial as some, but also a little bland. The texture of the cherry was as firm or crunchy as others I’ve had in the past week either. The chocolate has a more distinct cocoa flavor, but also isn’t as creamy or integrated. So the cocoa notes are a bit chalky.

I liked these, but not because they were great quality, mostly because they didn’t taste too much like maraschino cherries and weren’t really large and sweet ... which in most cases would be attributes folks would seek out. So, they were cute, but not something I would buy again.



Name: Dark Chocolate Covered Whole Cherries
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Nestle
Place Purchased: Cost Plus World Market (Farmers Market)
Price: $1.49 (on sale)
Size: 1.2 ounces
Calories per ounce: 125
Categories: Candy, Nestle, Chocolate, 7-Worth It, Italy, Cost Plus

POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:27 pm Tracker Pixel for Entry     CandyNestleChocolate7-Worth ItItalyCost Plus

Comments
  1. Do these come with the same little “love notes” that are found in Baci?

    Comment by Johnny Carruthers on 12/16/14 at 1:58 pm #
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